#ffcf17

Color #ffcf17

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 6.07 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ffcf17

RGB

rgb(255, 207, 23)

HSL

hsl(47.6, 100%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.6, 91%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 91%, 0%)

LAB

lab(84.97, 2.36, 83.3)

LCH

lch(84.97, 83.33, 88.38)

OKLCH

oklch(87.1%, 0.175, 91.38)

HWB

hwb(47.6, 9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1747ff

Analogous

#ff5b17

#ffcf17

#bbff17

Triadic

#ffcf17

#17ffcf

#cf17ff

Split-complementary

#ffcf17

#17bbff

#5b17ff

Tetradic

#ffcf17

#47ff17

#1747ff

#cf17ff

Square

#ffcf17

#17ff5b

#1747ff

#ff17bb

Shades

Color #ffcf17 mixed toward black.

#e8b800

#b99300

#8b6e00

#5d4a00

#2e2500

Tints

Color #ffcf17 mixed toward white.

#ffd73e

#ffdf64

#ffe78b

#ffefb2

#fff7d8

Tones

Color #ffcf17 mixed toward gray.

#ecc42a

#d8b83e

#c5ad51

#b2a264

#9e9678

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#eceb6f · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#eef27a · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#fd8f95 · ΔE 44.8

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 29

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffcf17;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffcf17]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ffcf17 (#ffcf17) is rgb(255, 207, 23) in RGB.

No, #ffcf17 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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